Photographic shutter



Patented Aug. s, 193e 2,168,483

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE PHOTOGRAPBIC SHUTTER Helmut Junghans, Schramberg- Sulgen, Wurtemberg, Germany Application February 24, 1937, Serial No. 127,548

In Germany February 29, 1936 z claims.' '(cl. sis-sz) This invention relates to a photographic shut. for winding the exposure timing mechanism and ter having a built-in timing mechanism for defor releasing the shutter mechanism, in the exlaying the beginning of an exposure which is posure timing mechanism casing, then when Ithe provided in a casing coaxial to the shutter casing. timing mechanism is omitted (together with the The invention relates to a photographic shutring) there is the advantage that it is only neces- 5 ter with built-in exposure timing mechanism sary to seal the small openings in the back wall which is arranged in a drum-shaped casing and is of the shutter casing, after removing the releasmounted on a rearwardly extending central socking elements for the` pre-timing mechanism and et or annulus on the shutter casing. A ring the parts cooperating with the ring of the reserves to wind up the timing mechanism and to leasing mechanism. 10 release the shutter. 'I'he invention consists in A possible form of embodiment of the inventhat the said ring is arranged inside the exposure tion is illustrated diagrammatically in the actiming mechanismV casing yand is in` communicacompanyingdrawing, in which tion through small openings in the partition be- Fig. 1 is an axial secton taken through the entween the shutter casing and the timing mechtire shutter, l5

anism casing, with the shutter mechanism. Fig. 2 being a section along the line lI-II in According to a further feature of the inven- Fig. 1. A tion there is provided a toothed ring or annulus The shutter casing member or main casing I, which is in constant engagement with the exwhich is furnished at the rear with a central posure timing mechanism and is mounted cosocket or annulus 2, comprises at the front the axially to the said tensioning ring, which toothed space 3 for the shutter mechanism and at the ring is driven from the winding ring by means centre the space I for the diaphragm and the of a pawl. laminations. On the socket or annulus 2 there The present invention is an improvement of the is mounted the drum-like rear casing member 5,

5 photographic shutter with built-in exposure timwhich contains the exposure or timing mecha- 25 ing mechanism according to German Patent No. nism I4 in the space 6. Within this space 6 614,834. In the prior construction vthe winding there is also provided the fiat revoluble ring l, ring serving to wind up the exposure timing which serves to wind up the exposure or timing mechanism and to release the shutter, is armechanism and to actuate the shutter. In the ranged surrounding the periphery of the shutter example shown it is constructed as a disc and is 30 casing and the exposure timing mechanism casmounted over an annular projection 8, which is ing, for connecting and closure purposes. The coaxial to the lens support. This ring 1 is iurmanufacture of this ring is extremely difficult nished outside of the main casing member I with and expensive. Particularly the internal teeth a stud 9, and is driven in the usual fashion by a on the ring for driving the timing mechanism spring I0. The ring 1 is also furnished with an 35 causes great diiliculty in'manufacture. As comengaging pawl II. It is acted upon by a spring pared with this prior mechanism the arrange- I2 and co-operates with the toothed ring or rack ment of the ring inside the drum-shaped timing I3. I'his rack is mounted to be rotatable on the mechanism casing is advantageous in several reannulus or socket 2, and in turn engages with the 0 spects. First, the manufacture of the ilat ring exposure or timing mechanism I4. According 40 is simple. Then the shutter and exposure timto the invention, the pawl II is so arranged that ing mechanism casings have no openings in their in the winding direction of the ring l (compare peripheries, it being only the partition between the arrow leading from the stud 9) it rides over the two casings which is perforated at two places the teeth of the ring or rack I3. In the operatand over a small area for the passage of the reing direction, however, it engages with the teeth 45 leasing members for the shutter and exposure and establishes a rigid connection between the timing mechanism. This circumstance is of ring 1 and the exposure or timing mechanism great advantage since the arrangement of the (Fig. 2). exposure timing mechanism in the separate cas- The main member of casing I is furnished with ing which can be mounted from the rear on the two small openings 20 and 2| in a angevthere- 50 shutter casing according to German Patent No. on. Through these openings there project two 614,834, makes possible a single constructional pins I 1 and I8 into the path of movement of form -of the shutterfmechanism which may be radial cam I5 and abutment I6 provided on the provided with orI withoutv an exposure timing ring 'I. The pin I8 causes the actuation of the mechanism as desired. By arranging the ring exposure or timing mechanism. The pin I1, 55

which is moved by the cam l5, serves to actuate the shutter mechanism.

The shutter mechanism being of known construction is not shown. As usual it comprises a spring casing with a winding lever. The spring casing actuates an escapement, and also the shutter diaphragm.' Such a mechanism is shown in German Patent No. 614,834.

The mode of operation ofthe shutter according to the invention is as follows:

Before the exposure is made the operator rst winds the spring of the shutter mechanism, not shown. Then he pushes the knob 9 in clockwise direction into the position of Fig. 2. By this operation the spring I0 is tensioned. Backward turning of the ring is prevented by the pin i8 which lies in front of the radial shoulder of abutment i6 on the ring During the turning of thc' ring l the pawl Il rides idly over the teeth of the rack I3. To begin the exposure, the pin i8 is moved radially outwardly by the operator by means of any easily accessible member mounted on the front of the shutter casing, the movement being in the direction of the arrow. This releases the ring 'i which turns in counter-clockwise direction. The pawl il engages the toothed ring orrack I3 and turns it also in counterclockwise direction. As the ring 63- is in engagement with the timing mechanism M, the.

'shutter diaphragm is then moved in known manner by the shutter mechanism, not shown. In order to release the shutter mechanism use may be made, in well known manner, of'the pin il actuated either from the front side or from the periphery of the shutter. This is not shown.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I de- 5 clare that what I claim is:

l. In a photographic shutter with a built-in timing mechanism, Ka. drum shaped casing comprising a main member and a rear member for said mechanism, a rearwardly extending central socket on vthe main member and coaxial therewith, a at ring revolubly arranged inside said easing for winding up said timing mechanism, means for releasing the shutter, and another means for manually releasing the timing mechanism, a diametric partition on said main casing member, the means for releasing the shutter and said other means projecting through small openings provided in said partition between the casing and the timing mechanism, a cam on said at 2o ring for actuating the shutter releasing means, manual means for turning said at ring, a spring associated with said at ring adapted to turn the iiat ring after tensioning by hand, an abutment on the flat ring situated behind said means for 25 manually releasing, the timing mechanism, means for transferring the at ringv rotation to said timing mechanism, upon tensioning said spring, and other means for preventing such rotation-transfer from the ring to the timing mechanism.

2. In a photographic shutter according to claim 1, in which said rotation transfer means consist of a toothed rack and a pawl, said rack being coaxial with the atring, and the pawl being pivotally mounted on the at ring to cooperate and constantly contact with the teeth on the rack.

mMUT JUNGHANS. 

